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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all variables in the total sample and by intersectional positions of sexual orientation and education

From: What drives us apart? Decomposing intersectional inequalities in cigarette smoking by education and sexual orientation among U.S. adults

 

Total

LGBQ adults

Heterosexual adults

P value (χ2)

 

Low-educated

High-educated

Low-educated

High-educated

 

Weighted %

Weighted %

Weighted %

Weighted %

Weighted %

 

(unweighted N)

(unweighted N)

(unweighted N)

(unweighted N)

(unweighted N)

 

100 (25,941)

0.79 (301)

4.12 (1,505)

9.72 (3,007)

85.37 (21,128)

 

Socio-demographic factors

 Gender

< 0.001

  Women

51.20 (13,145)

60.68 (204)

58.74 (971)

47.43 (1,355)

51.19(10,479)

 

  Men

48.80 (13,029)

39.32 (94)

41.26 (533)

52.57 (1,647)

48.81 (10,637)

 

 Age

< 0.001

  18–24

12.58 (7,409)

21.94 (146)

24.26 (625)

11.28 (873)

12.19 (5,721)

 

  25–44

35.34 (9,401)

51.21 102)

44.98 (595)

27.58 (865)

35.63 (7,751)

 

  45+

52.08 (9,382)

26.85(53)

30.76(285)

61.14(1,269)

52.18 (7,653)

 

 Race/ethnicity

< 0.001

  Non-Hispanic White

65.85 (15,527)

20.72 (97)

63.51 (855)

43.55 (1,326)

69.15 (13,137)

 

  Hispanic

15.30 (4,610)

64.34 (132)

19.08 (310)

36.63 (869)

11.97 (3,207)

 

  Non-Hispanic non-white

18.85 (5,658)

14.95 (66)

18.85 (322)

19.83 (722)

18.88 (4,509)

 

 Marital status

< 0.001

  Married

51.90 (10,089)

38.37 (75)

27.99 (308)

43.29 (982)

54.12 (8,612)

 

  Separated/ divorced/widow

21.28 (4,962)

20.73 (49)

17.20 (212)

30.88 (759)

20.36 (3,883)

 

  Never married

26.82 (11,063)

40.91 (172)

54.81 (980)

25.83 (1,248)

25.52 (8,583)

 

Material conditions

 

 Annual household income

< 0.001

   < $10,000

12.55 (4,822)

49.24 (158)

17.81 (368)

32.55 (1,170)

9.43 (3,047)

 

  $10,000–$24,999

19.84 (5,891)

30.83 (81)

23.62 (387)

38.87 (934)

17.28 (4,425)

 

  $25,000–$49,999

22.80 (5,933)

13.95 (37)

22.45 (326)

17.47 (530)

23.58 (4,994)

 

  $50,000–$99,999

26.11 (5,734)

4.21 (15)

22.41 (276)

8.72 (266)

28.55 (5,129)

 

  100,000 or more

18.70 (3,815)

1.76 (10)

13.71 (148)

2.40 (107)

21.16 (3,533)

 

 Employment status

< 0.001

  Full-time

49.51 (12,238)

33.93 (81)

50.52 (666)

32.88 (886)

51.64 (10,496)

 

  Part-time

16.35 (5,134)

23.06 (65)

22.07 (375)

12.51 (488)

16.52 (4,173)

 

  Unpaid

34.14 (8,731)

43.01 (150)

27.41 (459)

54.61 (1,611)

31.84 (6,406)

 

 Receiving assistance

< 0.001

  Yes

17.75 (5,798)

36.73 (115)

23.82 (432)

32.66 (1,066)

15.53 (4,134)

 

  No

82.25 (20,357)

63.27 (186)

76.18 (1,071)

67.34 (1,935)

84.47 (16,969)

 

 Housing

< 0.001

  Own

56.19 (10,961)

21.04 (55)

35.71 (385)

40.51 (924)

59.41 (9,498)

 

  Rent

34.16 (11,139)

65.26 (175)

48.46 (815)

48.84 (1,549)

31.30 (8,481)

 

  Something else

9.65 (4,015)

13.71 (69)

15.83 (302)

10.65 (518)

9.28 (3,098)

 

 Health insurance

< 0.001

  Private health insurance

66.42 (15,493)

29.72 (93)

60.53 (815)

37.66 (1,063)

70.69 (13,418)

 

  Medicare or Medicaid

21.15 (6,212)

27.46 (101)

20.42 (372)

38.94 (1,141)

18.85 (4,521)

 

  No health insurance

12.42 (4,405)

42.82 (104)

19.04 (315)

38.94 (787)

10.46 (3,138)

 

Marketing-related variables

 

 Exposure to contextual-level targeting advertisement

0.1655

  Yes

37.37 (10,498)

38.68 (137)

42.24 (666)

37.54 (1,239)

37.25 (8,376)

 

  No

62.63 (15,651)

61.32 (164)

57.76 (839)

62.46 (1,760)

62.75 (12,718)

 

 Exposure to targeted tobacco marketing

< 0.001

  Yes

10.33 (3,514)

6.41 (29)

14.45 (255)

9.07 (356)

10.4 (2,863)

 

  No

89.67 (22,647)

93.59 (272)

85.55 (1,247)

90.93 (2,645)

89.6 (18,242)

 

 Exposure to media advertisement

0.0363

  Yes

45.93 (12,379)

56.48 (174)

50.12 (759)

47.03 (1,484)

45.59 (9,862)

 

  No

54.07 (13,764)

43.52 (127)

49.88 (744)

52.97 (1,511)

54.41 (11,231)

 

Intra-personal factors

 

 Perceived quality of life

< 0.001

  Good

91.16 (23,219)

73.36 (223)

86.13 (1,270)

79.51 (2,355)

92.94 (19,168)

 

  Fair

7.87 (2,584)

24.41 (66)

11.68 (197)

18.26 (576)

6.32 (1,705)

 

  Poor

0.97 (372)

2.23 (9)

2.19 (37)

2.23 (72)

0.74 (244)

 

 Satisfaction with social relations

< 0.001

  Very satisfied

67.56 (16,507)

60.17 (163)

55.43 (792)

61.56 (1,720)

68.86 (13,678)

 

  Moderately satisfied

30.17 (8,877)

35.07 (117)

40.15 (638)

35.16 (1,143)

29.13 (6,896)

 

  Not at all satisfied

2.27 (778)

4.76 (17)

4.418 (75)

3.29 (137)

2.00 (537)

 

 Smoking Status

< 0.001

  Non-smokers

81.01 (17,147)

76.55 (179)

72.44 (900)

70.25 (1,582)

82.60 (14,310)

 

  Smokers

18.99 (9,048)

23.45 (122)

27.56 (605)

29.75 (1,425)

17.40 (6,818)

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